There is a rather prominent and scary thread within modern mainstream Christiantiy (at least that I am exposed to as part of my own Christianity) that is absoultly obsessed with the end times.
In my opinion this has nothing to do with Revelations but rather our seeming newly found hyper-obsession with end-times commentary and fictional writings. The "Left Behind" series was hugly popular among people I know and it was a bit scary to see a number of folk who got really deep into that world. Just imagine if star wars or LoTR junkies turned apocalyptic fundie.
I actually enjoyed the series up to about the 6th or 7th book. It is rather heartwrenching and immensly suspenseful at points but towards the end I couldn't stomach it anymore. There is just something about Christian renegades running around shooting the soldiers of the anti-Christ with directed energy weapons in order to protect a mass of migrating Jews that screams bat-shit-lunatic to me.
The problem I see is that many Christians today are focusing all of their doctrine around the end times and the book of Revelations. I cannot imagine the impact it would have if I told most of my Christian friends and family that I don't think Revelations belongs in canon.
Really though when you look at it, it really is a psychotic book and it seems like it has done nothing more than induce other more sophisticated and personal styles of insanity in other Christian works and preaching of the day.
I predict that this will only get worse before it ever gets better.
Of course, biblical creationists are committed to belief in God's written Word, the Bible, which forbids bearing false witness; --AIG (lest they forget)
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